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Re: UX Myths (2014)

#11

Post by godmodus »

mch82 wrote: post #3
godmodus wrote: post #2

pretty straight forward and sensible, bar myth 18. Praising flash is dangerous, ignoring all of its security flaws and the fact it's a cpu hogging, battery draining security risk. the fact it's easy to get up and running means little when it can actually hurt your users. unless it's not as evil anymore? can anyone help me out here, did flash become secure while i wasn't paying attention?

> Note, this post was written more than 4 years ago. The post seems out of date. Even in the post, the paragraph right before the section on "fun facts" emphasizes lack of mobile platform support. Edit: Humorously, they address this with the Myth #0 reminder :-) > ...and myth #0: If you read lists like this one, you don't need to do research

yeah that made me think the guy who made the list is taking the list :p just that some of the points he made are in the UX book. it's very similar definition of what UX design is since it's about improving user experience, rather than streamlining user productivity.

but that #0... cheeky.

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#12

Post by godmodus »

godmodus wrote: post #11
mch82 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Note, this post was written more than 4 years ago. The post seems out of date. Even in the post, the paragraph right before the section on "fun facts" emphasizes lack of mobile platform support. Edit: Humorously, they address this with the Myth #0 reminder :-) > ...and myth #0: If you read lists like this one, you don't need to do research

yeah that made me think the guy who made the list is taking the list :p just that some of the points he made are in the UX book. it's very similar definition of what UX design is since it's about improving user experience, rather than streamlining user productivity. but that #0... cheeky.

taking the piss

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#13

Post by kristopolous »

keeperofdakeys wrote: post #8
kristopolous wrote: post #4

I'll take serious issue with #12. There's undirected scatterbrained interfaces and that's bad sure. But there's the other extreme. Like in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges... they've removed one menu item just on mobile. On SoundCloud mobile you can't delete your own uploads. On reddit mobile you can only do text posts. Or that new version of gas buddy or Google maps or in Google photos on mobile…

The github mobile site doesn't have search. If your mobile site doesn't provide all the features your desktop site does, you're asking me to make a choice between features and usability - and I'll usually choose features.

Whenever I use github on mobile I feel like they very intentionally designed the site for someone who isn't me; a bunch of solutions to problems I've never had.

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#14

Post by memonkey »

I really want to go back and mention "The Design of Everyday Things" by Don Norman because the book lives and breathes what any designer and developer should strive for when designing (and developing) a web, mobile, or desktop app. Seriously, go read it.

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#15

Post by svenfaw »

kristopolous wrote: post #4

I'll take serious issue with #12. There's undirected scatterbrained interfaces and that's bad sure. But there's the other extreme. Like in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges... they've removed one menu item just on mobile. On SoundCloud mobile you can't delete your own uploads. On reddit mobile you can only do text posts. Or that new version of gas buddy or Google maps or in Google photos on mobile…

> in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges...

In fact you can. Just swipe the menu bar to the left to access Search tools. (I admit it took me a while to discover this)

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#16

Post by itsbits »

svenfaw wrote: post #15
kristopolous wrote: post #4

I'll take serious issue with #12. There's undirected scatterbrained interfaces and that's bad sure. But there's the other extreme. Like in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges... they've removed one menu item just on mobile. On SoundCloud mobile you can't delete your own uploads. On reddit mobile you can only do text posts. Or that new version of gas buddy or Google maps or in Google photos on mobile…

> in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges... In fact you can. Just swipe the menu bar to the left to access Search tools. (I admit it took me a while to discover this)

not on google native app. it's available in web app.

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#17

Post by kristopolous »

svenfaw wrote: post #15
kristopolous wrote: post #4

I'll take serious issue with #12. There's undirected scatterbrained interfaces and that's bad sure. But there's the other extreme. Like in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges... they've removed one menu item just on mobile. On SoundCloud mobile you can't delete your own uploads. On reddit mobile you can only do text posts. Or that new version of gas buddy or Google maps or in Google photos on mobile…

> in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges... In fact you can. Just swipe the menu bar to the left to access Search tools. (I admit it took me a while to discover this)

Nope. Still not possible. Here are screen shots showing what I'm talking about in this Twitter account I save for just the proper occasion: https://mobile.twitter.com/FuckYourUI/status/753547054236872...

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#18

Post by firasd »

kristopolous wrote: post #4

I'll take serious issue with #12. There's undirected scatterbrained interfaces and that's bad sure. But there's the other extreme. Like in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges... they've removed one menu item just on mobile. On SoundCloud mobile you can't delete your own uploads. On reddit mobile you can only do text posts. Or that new version of gas buddy or Google maps or in Google photos on mobile…

It's a tough balance. I guess the right way to is to have UI metaphors that minimize extra controls from scratch (i.e. if you remove 'save as' find a way to remove files as a metaphor; you can just have automatic save, undo, and 'duplicate this'.)

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#19

Post by bbx »

I wish more websites, especially those actively writing about UX, would style visited links differently.

When you're reading one of these myths, there is no link to go to the next one ; you need to go back to the index. But since visited links are not differentiated, it's difficult to know which item you've just read, and where to go next.

Just using "a:link" instead would yield a more satisfying design: http://i.imgur.com/oz6Hznw.png

Re: UX Myths (2014)

#20

Post by svenfaw »

kristopolous wrote: post #17
svenfaw wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> in Google mobile search, you can't do custom date ranges... In fact you can. Just swipe the menu bar to the left to access Search tools. (I admit it took me a while to discover this)

Nope. Still not possible. Here are screen shots showing what I'm talking about in this Twitter account I save for just the proper occasion: https://mobile.twitter.com/FuckYourUI/status/753547054236872...

Ah yes, same here. (Note to self: do not read HN with a hangover)
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